The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS), in accordance with South Carolina Procurement Code, Section 11-35-1560 and Regulation 19-445.2105, is providing public notice of the intent to procure from Axon Enterprises (formerly Taser International), Taser Electro-Muscular Devices (EMD), without competition, a sole source contract in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (1) where the compatibility of equipment, accessories, or replacement parts is the paramount consideration.

PROTESTS (MAY 2019): If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award of this contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in §11-35-4210. To protest an intended award of a contract pursuant to §11-35-1560, you shall (i) notify the chief procurement officer in writing of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this intent to award is posted, and (ii) if the appropriate chief procurement officer has been timely notified of your intent to protest, you may submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice of intent to award is posted. Days are calculated as provided in §11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided.

Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-mmo@mmo.sc.gov or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201